A landmark study linking the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism was an elaborate fraud, according to a new article in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The original study, published in 1998 in the journal Lancet by former doctor Andrew Wakefield, was retracted in February of last year...
Children at an increased risk of autism may have abnormal structures in the placenta that can be detected at birth, a new study finds. The findings suggest behavioral interventions aimed at social and motor skill development in these children could be started right away, the researchers said. Studies have shown...